Cholesterol-related news on Fox Thurs.

[S.T.]

Last night while watching the Fox News channel I read a cholesterol-related
headline on the ticker. It said the following:

Study shows low-dose aspirin to be just as effective as statins.

None of the anchors mentioned this last night while telling the headlines.
Again, I only saw it on the ticker news bits.

Does anyone know of a link to a recent story about the above-mentioned study
that Fox News alluded to last night?

S.T.

[kahout]

I heard the same study on the radio this morning. After much searching I
found this article:

http://www.msnbc.com/news/998839.asp?0sl=-11&cp1=1

"S.T." <nobody@nowhere.com> wrote in message
news:oLUxb.342$pr5.19843@eagle.america.net...
| Last night while watching the Fox News channel I read a
cholesterol-related
| headline on the ticker. It said the following:
|
| Study shows low-dose aspirin to be just as effective as statins.
|
| None of the anchors mentioned this last night while telling the headlines.
| Again, I only saw it on the ticker news bits.
|
| Does anyone know of a link to a recent story about the above-mentioned
study
| that Fox News alluded to last night?
|
| S.T.
|
|
|
|

[Bill]

"kahout" <kevinh~~**~~@tellurian.net> wrote in message
news:9oGdnWKLjbPAgVWiRVn-gQ@garden.net...
> I heard the same study on the radio this morning. After much searching I
> found this article:
>
> http://www.msnbc.com/news/998839.asp?0sl=-11&cp1=1
>
> "S.T." <nobody@nowhere.com> wrote in message
> news:oLUxb.342$pr5.19843@eagle.america.net...
> | Last night while watching the Fox News channel I read a
> cholesterol-related
> | headline on the ticker. It said the following:
> |
> | Study shows low-dose aspirin to be just as effective as statins.
> |
> | None of the anchors mentioned this last night while telling the headlines.
> | Again, I only saw it on the ticker news bits.
> |
> | Does anyone know of a link to a recent story about the above-mentioned
> study
> | that Fox News alluded to last night?
> |
> | S.T.
> |

Thanks for the link. I would want to see the study. Also, a key question is
what about in combination? They do different things - though with the same end
goal. It could be like saying seatbelt use found to be statistically superior
to well maintained breaks in preventing auto deaths. And much cheaper too. Or
maybe not - depending on the details of the study.

Bill

[Dr. Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD]

"S.T." wrote:

> Last night while watching the Fox News channel I read a cholesterol-related
> headline on the ticker. It said the following:
>
> Study shows low-dose aspirin to be just as effective as statins.
>

If there is such a story, it would be old news.

Aspirin plus statins in patients at risk would be better (more effective) than
either alone.

Humbly,

Andrew

--
Dr. Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD
Board-Certified Cardiologist
http://www.heartmdphd.com/

[listener@nospam.net]

I think this is study referred to int he article:

http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/bmj;327/7426/1264





On Fri, 28 Nov 2003 23:11:06 -0500, "kahout"
<kevinh~~**~~@tellurian.net> wrote:

>I heard the same study on the radio this morning. After much searching I
>found this article:
>
>http://www.msnbc.com/news/998839.asp?0sl=-11&cp1=1
>
>"S.T." <nobody@nowhere.com> wrote in message
>news:oLUxb.342$pr5.19843@eagle.america.net...
>| Last night while watching the Fox News channel I read a
>cholesterol-related
>| headline on the ticker. It said the following:
>|
>| Study shows low-dose aspirin to be just as effective as statins.
>|
>| None of the anchors mentioned this last night while telling the headlines.
>| Again, I only saw it on the ticker news bits.
>|
>| Does anyone know of a link to a recent story about the above-mentioned
>study
>| that Fox News alluded to last night?
>|
>| S.T.
>|
>|
>|
>|
>

[S.T.]

"Dr. Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD" <andrew@heartmdphd.com> wrote in message
news:3FC8AF39.C3B3D869@heartmdphd.com...
> "S.T." wrote:
>
> > Last night while watching the Fox News channel I read a
cholesterol-related
> > headline on the ticker. It said the following:
> >
> > Study shows low-dose aspirin to be just as effective as statins.
> >
>
> If there is such a story, it would be old news.
>
> Aspirin plus statins in patients at risk would be better (more effective)
than
> either alone.
>
> Humbly,
>
> Andrew
>
> --
> Dr. Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD
> Board-Certified Cardiologist
> http://www.heartmdphd.com/

Actually Dr. Chung, it didn't mention anything about "Aspirin plus statins".
It read, "low-dose aspirin found to be just as effective as statins".

S.T.

[Dr. Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD]

"S.T." wrote:

> "Dr. Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD" <andrew@heartmdphd.com> wrote in message
> news:3FC8AF39.C3B3D869@heartmdphd.com...
> > "S.T." wrote:
> >
> > > Last night while watching the Fox News channel I read a
> cholesterol-related
> > > headline on the ticker. It said the following:
> > >
> > > Study shows low-dose aspirin to be just as effective as statins.
> > >
> >
> > If there is such a story, it would be old news.
> >
> > Aspirin plus statins in patients at risk would be better (more effective)
> than
> > either alone.
> >
> > Humbly,
> >
> > Andrew
> >
> > --
> > Dr. Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD
> > Board-Certified Cardiologist
> > http://www.heartmdphd.com/
>
> Actually Dr. Chung, it didn't mention anything about "Aspirin plus statins".
> It read, "low-dose aspirin found to be just as effective as statins".
>
> S.T.

Old news. Aspirin is effective at preventing heart attacks. Statins are also
similarly effective. These two things have been known for years now. They work
by different mechanisms so their effects are additive. No one would prescribe
one instead of another.

Humbly,

Andrew

--
Dr. Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD
Board-Certified Cardiologist
http://www.heartmdphd.com/

[listener@nospam.net]

On Sat, 29 Nov 2003 11:05:19 -0500, "S.T." <nobody@nowhere.com> wrote:

>"Dr. Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD" <andrew@heartmdphd.com> wrote in message
>news:3FC8AF39.C3B3D869@heartmdphd.com...
>> "S.T." wrote:
>>
>> > Last night while watching the Fox News channel I read a
>cholesterol-related
>> > headline on the ticker. It said the following:
>> >
>> > Study shows low-dose aspirin to be just as effective as statins.
>> >
>>
>> If there is such a story, it would be old news.
>>
>> Aspirin plus statins in patients at risk would be better (more effective)
>than
>> either alone.
>>
>> Humbly,
>>
>> Andrew
>>
>> --
>> Dr. Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD
>> Board-Certified Cardiologist
>> http://www.heartmdphd.com/
>
>Actually Dr. Chung, it didn't mention anything about "Aspirin plus statins".
>It read, "low-dose aspirin found to be just as effective as statins".
>
>S.T.
>
I don't think that's exactly what the study itself said. It compares
the "cost"-effectiveness of aspirin and hbp medications vs statins for
those in various risk factor percentiles.

[Brad Sheppard]

Also, moderate drinking prevents CHD better than statins. " Indeed,
the evidence that alcohol reduces coronary artery disease and
mortality is better than the evidence for the statin drugs, the most
potent cholesterol-reducing medications"
http://www.acsh.org/publications/priorities/0801/pcyes.html

"S.T." <nobody@nowhere.com> wrote in message news:<oLUxb.342$pr5.19843@eagle.america.net>...
> Last night while watching the Fox News channel I read a cholesterol-related
> headline on the ticker. It said the following:
>
> Study shows low-dose aspirin to be just as effective as statins.
>
> None of the anchors mentioned this last night while telling the headlines.
> Again, I only saw it on the ticker news bits.
>
> Does anyone know of a link to a recent story about the above-mentioned study
> that Fox News alluded to last night?
>
> S.T.